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March 27th
242 Notable deaths
Martin Pope
American physical chemist (1918–2022).
Born August 22nd, 1918 in New York City.
Died March 27th, 2022 at 103 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Alphonse Beau de Rochas
French engineer (1815–1893).
Born April 9th, 1815 in Digne-les-Bains.
Died March 27th, 1893 at 77 years old in Vincennes.
Alain Decaux
French writer (1925-2016).
Born July 23rd, 1925 in Lille.
Died March 27th, 2016 at 90 years old in Georges Pompidou European Hospital. [ref]
Harald Sæverud
Norwegian composer (1897-1992).
Born April 17th, 1897 in Nordnes.
Died March 27th, 1992 at 94 years old in Bergen.
Arnold Meri
Estonian soldier allied with the soviet union (1919-2009).
Born July 1st, 1919 in Tallinn.
Died March 27th, 2009 at 89 years old in Tallinn (lung cancer). [ref]
Les Hunter
American basketball player (1942–2020).
Born August 16th, 1942 in Nashville.
Died March 27th, 2020 at 77 years old (cancer). [ref]
Hitoshi Ueki
Japanese actor, comedian, singer, guitarist (1927-2007).
Born February 25th, 1927 in Nagoya.
Died March 27th, 2007 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
Miriam Lichtheim
Israeli egyptologist (1914-2004).
Born May 3rd, 1914 in Istanbul.
Died March 27th, 2004 at 89 years old in Jerusalem.
Jean-Jacques Ampère
French philologist (1800–1864).
Born August 12th, 1800 in Lyon.
Died March 27th, 1864 at 63 years old in Pau.
Eduardo Santos
Colombian lawyer, politician, and journalist (1888-1974).
Born August 28th, 1888 in Bogotá.
Died March 27th, 1974 at 85 years old in Bogotá.
Harry Piel
German actor (1892-1963).
Born July 12th, 1892 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 27th, 1963 at 70 years old in Munich.
Hamed Karoui
Tunisian politician (1927-2020).
Born December 30th, 1927 in Sousse.
Died March 27th, 2020 at 92 years old in Sousse (COVID-19). [ref]
Daniel Ceccaldi
French actor (1927-2003).
Born July 25th, 1927 in Meaux.
Died March 27th, 2003 at 75 years old in Villejuif (liver cancer).
Lincoln Wolfenstein
American particle physicist (1923-2015).
Born February 10th, 1923 in Cleveland.
Died March 27th, 2015 at 92 years old in Oakland.
Mukaghali Makatayev
Kazakhstani poet (1931–1976).
Born February 9th, 1931 in Karasaz.
Died March 27th, 1976 at 45 years old in Almaty.
Timo K. Mukka
Finnish writer (1944-1973).
Born December 17th, 1944 in Bollnäs.
Died March 27th, 1973 at 28 years old in Rovaniemi.
Enrique Pinti
Argentine actor.
Born October 7th, 1939 in Buenos Aires Northern Railway.
Died March 27th, 2022 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (diabetes). [ref]
Peter Herbolzheimer
German musician (1935-2010).
Born December 31st, 1935 in Bucharest.
Died March 27th, 2010 at 74 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Robert Parr
American theoretical chemist (1921-2017).
Born September 22nd, 1921 in Chicago.
Died March 27th, 2017 at 95 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Jakob Ackeret
Swiss aerodynamics engineer (1898-1981).
Born March 17th, 1898 in Zurich.
Died March 27th, 1981 at 83 years old in Küsnacht, Gossau.
Ferdinand von Quast
Prussian world war i general.
Born October 18th, 1850 in Neuruppin.
Died March 27th, 1939 at 88 years old in Potsdam.
Walter Parratt
English organist and composer (1841–1924).
Born February 10th, 1841 in Huddersfield.
Died March 27th, 1924 at 83 years old in London.
Giuseppe Merosi
Italian automotive engineer (1872-1956).
Born December 8th, 1872 in Piacenza.
Died March 27th, 1956 at 83 years old in Lecco.
Boris Rauschenbach
Soviet physicist (1915-2001).
Born January 18th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 27th, 2001 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Richard Tesařík
Czechoslovakian general (1915–1967).
Born December 3rd, 1915 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1967 at 51 years old in Ústí nad Labem.
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø